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No. 243,407. Patented June 28,1881.

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picture being placed between them and the front of the holder.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALFRED 'SHEDLOOK, OF-NEW YORK, N. Y.

EASEL FOR PICTURES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 243,407, dated June 28, 1881.

Application filed February 11, 1881.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED SHEDLOGK, of the city of New York, in the county and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Easels for Pictures, of which the following is a specification.

This invention consists of a picture-holder representing a miniature easel or other device formed of a single piece of sheet material cut out in such a manner as to provide three points of support and the connecting-stays between them by simply bending the various parts, and means for holding the picture by niching the front legs to represent pegs, said niches being bent outward to'receive the bottom edge of the picture, &c., all of which, by reference had to the accompanying drawings, will be fully understood.

Figure 1 represents an easel cut out from a piece of sheet material according to my invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the same bent into shape to stand up and to receive a picture.

In making this picture-holder of card-board the design of the device which it is to represent is first printed on the sheet, and then cut out by suitable dies or knives.

As an easel is the most appropriate form in which to make this picture-holder, it is represented as such in the drawings.

The two front legs, a and a, which form the holder are connected at the upper parts by the bar I), to which connects the rear leg, 0, which forms the support of the device. The holder a and a and support 0 are further connected together by the bars cl and d, which in the flat are between the legs a and c and c and a. The bars (1 cl are separated from the legs of the holder at and a, except at their lower ends, and the bars (1 cl are separated from the support 0 except at their lower ends, and the up- 1 upper ends of the bars d and d are the only parts at which they are connected together.

In the holder at and a cuts in the holder are made representing pegs e e, of such a shape as to .be adapted to be bent outward at their upper parts to admit of the lower edge of the Two or more of these imi- (Model) tation pegs e 6 may be formed in each leg of the holder to enable the easel to hold pictures of different sizes, and I propose to represent these niches as pegs placed in holes in the legs, and also to represent hinges at the connecting places of thesupport c with the bar b, the bars 01 d with the holder a a, the bars d 61 with the support 0, and the bars 01 d with the bars 01 at, these connecting places, as enumerated, being the parts at which the device is bent to cause it to assume the form. shown in Fig. 2, to enable it to stand on the lower ends of the holder and the support- The lower pair of the imitation pegs e e are bent outward to receive a card or picture, which is represented by the dotted lines f as resting therein.

7 Any style of design thought applicable may be printed on this picture-holder, and its form changed from that shown, as desired, without necessitating a departure from the principle of construction; and it may be embossed to impart to it greater firmness and more finish, if desired.

In making them of sheet metal adapted to the purpose-namely, any metal that will bend without breaking-I propose to turn back the edges of the legs and bars by means of suitable stamping-dies, to give them a more solid appearance and to stiffen them, the hinges and other designs being impressed in the metal at the same time.

Pieces may bebent up from the sides of the holder a and a, to take the place of the imitation pegs 6 cas supports for the picture, or separate pieces may be attached to the holder for this purpose; but I prefer as the best and cheapest and most appropriate plan to provide such supports by forming niches in the body.

of the legs.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Let ters Patent, is- V 1. An easel for pictures formed of a single piece of sheet material having its holder and support connected at its upper end, and connected near its lower end by slitted pieces, adapted to be bent to hold the support and holder apart while in an uprightposition without separation or interlocking of the various parts of the device, substantially as and for the ward to support the picture, substantially as purpose set forth. set forth. 1o

2. In an easel for pictures formed of a sin- In testimony whereof Ihave hereunto set my gle piece of sheet material out out and bent so hand this 9th day of February, A. D. 1881.

as to be self-sustaining Without separation or ALFRED SHEDLOOK.

interlocking of the parts at the top and near Witnesses:

the bottom of the easel, the imitation pegs e 6, JOHN D. SHEDLOGK,

cut in the holder and adapted to be bent out- H. D. \VILLIAMs. 

